Mimosa verrucosa
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Mimosa verrucosa, Jurema Branca ("White Juema") or Jurema De Oieras is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is a shrub or small tree native to Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte). It has "near threatened" conservation status as a result of human induced deforestation in arid to semi-arid regions of Brazil. The tree grows to about 2.5 to 5 m tall and has blossoms that are pink cylindrical spikes.[2] The blossom filaments are pink and the anthers are cream colored.[3]
The wood of the tree is used for making charcoal, firewood and wooden stakes.[4] The bark is used for medicine.[4]
Mimosa verrucosa has been proven to be a very important provider of pollen for Apis mellifera, the European honey bee.[5]
The tree contains the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine in its root bark.[6]
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- ^ Mimosa verrucosa information from NPGS/GRIN. www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
- ^ Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org. sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ Specimen Details :: Virtual Herbarium :: NYBG.org. sweetgum.nybg.org. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b Americas CITES Trees
- ^ Bragantia - Pollen spectrum of samples of Apis mellifera L., honey collected in Bahia State, Brazil. www.scielo.br. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1969
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Mimosa verrucosa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
